Comparison

Home Photo Widget vs Widget Maker

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Home Photo Widget

Display your favorite photos directly on your home screen with customizable widgets. Organize pictures into folders, set display times, and even create photo mosaics. Link photos to custom shortcuts for quick access.

Highlights
  • Add photos to home screen widgets
  • Organize photos into folders
  • Create multi-photo widgets
  • Set photo display times
  • Design photo mosaics
  • Link photos to custom shortcuts
Features
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NOTE: If you find a bug, please click on the support link and send me a message with the details. This is a one man operation and I can't test on many devices... Add the photos you want to your home screen as widgets: 1. Import the picture or pictures you want to show on the home screen as a widget to the app. You can add it/them to a folder (new or existing) 2. Create a widget, edit it and choose the photo you imported. 3. Select the photo in the app to edit its name and to choose wether you want the widget to show it or not (and its color). If the picture is wide or tall, be sure to set its center to make sure the important part is displayed on any sized widget. You can import multiple phots and have multiple widgets with different pictures in all three sizes! Unlock the app to also creat multi photo widgets that display each picture for your chosen amount of time or at specific times in the order you want. Also make mosaics from your pictures: 1. Choose the multi-widget tab 2. Press the + button to add a multi photo widget 3. Choose some pictures from the ones you already imported into the app 4. select the multi photo widget in the app to change its name, edit its order and select the amount of time for each photo 5. Create the widget as before and select if by its name when editing it. 6. Choose the type: Mosaic and Free Mosaic show multiple pictures in the widget. Be sure to edit the composition if you choose Free Mosaic to place the pictures, scale and rotate them to your liking. You can also add a custom link to your photos so once pressed it will be opened. I've included an easy way to link to your own shortcuts by name.

About

Widget Maker

Design and customize your own widgets for your device's home screen. Personalize them with your favorite pictures as backgrounds and add custom text to make them uniquely yours.

Highlights
  • Create custom widgets
  • Use favorite pictures for background
  • Place widgets on home screen
  • Add custom text
Features
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Widget Maker lets you create beautiful, personalized widgets for your Home Screen. ● Photo Widgets Turn your favorite photos into widgets. Choose from Small, Medium, and Large sizes to fit your Home Screen perfectly. Set auto-refresh to rotate photos at your preferred interval. ● Calendar Widget View the current month at a glance. In Medium size, the calendar and your photo are displayed side by side. ● Fully Customizable - Date & time overlays: month, day, weekday, and more - 20+ fonts including serif, rounded, and handwritten styles - 16 color options for text - Text shadow with customizable color - Adjustable text size and alignment - Custom text input ● Easy to Use 1. Add your photos 2. Customize text, font, color, and layout 3. Place the widget on your Home Screen Make your Home Screen truly yours.

Screenshots

Home Photo Widget4 screens
Widget Maker3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Widget Maker at none against Home Photo Widget's 1. Widget Maker also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). Home Photo Widget's advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 43%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Home Photo Widget sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Widget Maker asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Home Photo Widget against 4.3 for Widget Maker. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 124 and 167 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Home Photo Widget's written reviews are positive against 43% of Widget Maker's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Photo Widget ships an update weekly, Widget Maker every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Home Photo Widget versus Widget Maker: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome Photo WidgetWidget Maker
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (124 ratings)4.3 (167 ratings) — better
Positive reviews76.1% of reviews — better43.3% of reviews
Number of ratings124167 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB21 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJorge ArroyoAkeome Studio

Customer experience

Home Photo Widget

All ratings124 ratings
Positive75.8%
Neutral8.9%
Negative15.3%
Written reviews113 reviews
Positive76.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative12.4%

Widget Maker

All ratings165 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral8.5%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive43.3%
Neutral26.7%
Negative30.0%

User reviews

Home Photo Widget

From 124 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Lets you choose multiple photos
  • 💡 Ability to add photos directly from app
  • 🎨 Customizable widgets

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and glitches after updates
  • 🐛 Photos disappearing or becoming blurry
  • 🐛 Inability to add new photos after reaching widget limit
  • 🐛 App not opening or crashing on launch

Widget Maker

From 167 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to create widgets
  • 💖 Makes phone unique
  • ✨ Exactly what I needed
  • 💯 Recommend this app
  • 🚀 Simple and fast

Room to improve

  • 😠 Too many ads
  • ⚠️ Widgets don't show up
  • ❌ Japanese instructions
  • 🤔 Confusing to use
  • 🟨 Yellow picture covering

Bugs and requests

Home Photo Widget

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Photos not displaying correctly in widgets
  • Widgets flickering or showing black screens
  • Inability to edit or change photos in existing widgets

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to rotate photos automatically
  • Ability to name/label added photos
  • More widget size options
  • Improved stability and reliability

Widget Maker

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Widgets disappear after deleting photo
  • Widgets don't show up after update
  • Black borders around pictures
  • Widget picture is spread out
  • Cannot add new widgets
Show 4 more
  • Cannot see picture, yellow overlay
  • Some photos don't work
  • App teleports off when uploading
  • PNG files not displayed

Requested features

5 requests
  • More font options
  • English instructions
  • Ability to add multiple widgets
  • Fix PNG file support
  • More font options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Home Photo Widget

One-time1
  • Unlock all features$0.99
None

Widget Maker

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Home Photo Widget free?
Home Photo Widget is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widget Maker free?
Widget Maker is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Photo Widget or Widget Maker?
Widget Maker is rated higher. Home Photo Widget averages 4.2 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Widget Maker averages 4.3 from 167 ratings.
Do Home Photo Widget or Widget Maker have ads?
Both Home Photo Widget and Widget Maker show ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Photo Widget or Widget Maker?
Home Photo Widget ships an update weekly, and Widget Maker every 4 days. Most recently, Home Photo Widget was updated on October 14, 2026 and Widget Maker on October 15, 2026.

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